Great Chocolate

Everyone loves chocolate. Whether you admit it or not, I think we've all felt ridiculous once or twice in our lives as we pigged-out on that sweet, chocolaty goodness. You're thinking "Ok, chocolates are sorta romantic, but this is about as obvious as it gets." Keep reading, we're not there yet. The idea is not to pick up a box from Walmart, or Sees, or even Godiva, which has some pretty tasty treats. No sir, I'm talking about chocolate that's so smooth, so delicious, it will blow your sweetie's mind! Because they deserve the best, right?

Here's a list of some truly great chocolatiers. I highly recommend Chuao because they have some of the most unusual flavors and are here in San Diego (w00t!) so I'm pretty familiar with their stuff. The others are great too, so you really can't go wrong.

Chuao (pronounced chew-wow) They're famous for the Firecracker and Spicy Maya bars but also have excellent bon bons. Tell em Dave sent you and receive 0% off!

Recchiuti Confections These guys are based in San Francisco and I've purchased their gift boxes a few times. They always go over well.

Scharffenberger An excellent chocolatier whose chocolate-making video is featured in the Make Chocolate from Scratch date idea. Try the tasting squares.

Amedei Don't know as much about this brand but it's supposed to be top notch. Their chocolates are carried by chocosphere.com but you may be able to find them elsewhere.

L.A. Burdick Ditto here but I’ve heard good things.

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